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vivo IQOO Pad5 vs S2 FE

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo IQOO Pad5 and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo IQOO Pad5
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vivo IQOO Pad5
S2 FE
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S2 FE

Overview

Display
vivo IQOO Pad5
12.1inch
IPS LCD · 144 Hz
1968 × 2800 · 283 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo IQOO Pad5
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
Immortalis-G720 MC12 · Android 15
S2 FE
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G610 · Android 16
Memory
vivo IQOO Pad5
8 / 12 / 16GB RAM
128 GB · 256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo IQOO Pad5
8MP
5 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo IQOO Pad5
10,000mAh
44 W wired
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo IQOO Pad5
590g
266.4 × 192 × 6.6 mm
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo IQOO Pad5
Wi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NoUSB Type-C 3.2
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo IQOO Pad5

Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
N/A
4G bands
N/A
GPRS
No
EDGE
No

S2 FE

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo IQOO Pad5

Announced
2025, May 20
Status
Available. Released 2025, May 20

S2 FE

Announced
2026, October 06
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20

vivo IQOO Pad5

Dimensions
266.4 x 192 x 6.6 mm (10.49 x 7.56 x 0.26 in)
Weight
590 g (1.30 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM

No

Stylus support

S2 FE

Dimensions
163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
Weight
224 g (7.90 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

MIL-STD-810H compliant*

* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

vivo IQOO Pad5

Type
IPS LCD, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10, 900 nits (peak)
Size
12.1 inches, 444.4 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1968 x 2800 pixels (~283 ppi density)

S2 FE

Type
AMOLED1B colors120HzHDR10+1000 nits2000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

vivo IQOO Pad5

OS
Android 15, OriginOS 5 HD
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU
Immortalis-G720 MC12

S2 FE

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G610

vivo IQOO Pad5

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 3.1 - 128GB

UFS 4.1 - 256/512GB

S2 FE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo IQOO Pad5

Single
8 MP
Features
LED flash
Video
1080p@30fps

S2 FE

Dual

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes

vivo IQOO Pad5

Single
5 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

S2 FE

Single
32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo IQOO Pad5

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (6 speakers)
3.5mm jack
No

S2 FE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo IQOO Pad5

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Unspecified
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, magnetic connector

S2 FE

WLAN
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

vivo IQOO Pad5

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity (accessories only), gyro

S2 FE

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

vivo IQOO Pad5

Type
10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired, PD

5W reverse wired

S2 FE

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

vivo IQOO Pad5

Colors
Gray, Green, Silver
Price
About 290 EUR

S2 FE

Colors
Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black
SAR
1.14 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 360 EUR

How the vivo IQOO Pad5 and S2 FE differ

  • The vivo IQOO Pad5 has the bigger screen, 12.1 inches against 6.83 inches.
  • The vivo IQOO Pad5 offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
  • The main cameras are 8 MP on the vivo IQOO Pad5 and 50 MP on the S2 FE.
  • The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.